silicon carbide
silicon carbide
Definition
silicon carbide
noun
a bluish-black, crystalline substance, SiC, produced in an electric furnace
silicon carbide
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- use: When dry, sand the surface smooth with a sanding block using 80 grit silicon carbide ( used dry ).
- contain: Composite coatings of electroless nickel containing silicon carbide exhibits superior abrasive wear resistance to hard chromium plate in some applications.
- grow: Polytype coalescence in Lely vapor grown silicon carbide ( SiC ) has been studied extensively using the technique of X-Ray Diffraction ( XRD ).
Modifies a noun
- powder: One surface is then lapped using liquid suspensions of successively finer silicon carbide powders.
- crystal: Figure 8. A good example of a highly disordered silicon carbide crystal shown by the extensive streaking evident along the diffraction rows.
- coating: The cylinder has a nickel and silicon carbide coating, which can deliver high power while ensuring long piston life.
- grain: Isotopic analysis of silicon carbide grains from meteorites ( Anders and Zinner 1993 ) indicate characteristics of slow neutron capture reminiscent of AGB stars.
- paper: Mounted specimens are ground with rotating disks of abrasive paper, for example wet silicon carbide paper.
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